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Business & finance at Baylor

Baylor graduates about 1,364 business & finance majors a year, 42% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 165 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#18 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,36442% of the class
Courses in the catalog165more than 83% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1410whole school

Around Baylor

The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 52 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 53 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Mayborn Museum Complex on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (Un
Baylor University June 2016 54 (Mayborn Museum Complex)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Baylor University in Waco,
Baylor University June 2016 75 (Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 9 · Library 6 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Yeshiva University 90
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 89
  3. University of Richmond 89
  4. Indiana University–Bloomington 88
  5. Bentley University 88
  6. New York University 88
  7. Fordham University 88
  8. University of San Diego 88

Other strong majors at Baylor

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Baylor with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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